Kodiak woman faces 17 counts of fraudA Kodiak woman faces 17 counts of forgery in the second degree and one count of theft in the second degree after police said she forged checks from September 2013 to March 2014. Janelle Brenteson, 43, allegedly wrote 17 checks, 16 of which she cashed, according to a KPD officer statement. The checks were for mostly small amounts ranging from $100 to $500 and totaling $3,760, according to Brenteson’s indictment. In...

Masquerade Ball gives maskers a chance to entertain and be entertainedWhy let a good tradition go by the wayside? For nearly a century, people of Kodiak Island have come together to greet the new year with dancing, masking and feasting at the Russian New Year’s Masquerade Ball. Jeannine Marsh, CEO of the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak hopes that the praznik continues far into the future. For the past several years, the annual Ball has been sponsored by the Elders’ Council which comes under ...

In the Courts: Jan. 9Kelvin Ruben pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct – challenge to a fight. Ruben was sentenced to 10 days in jail (10 suspended) and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) and ordered to complete 20 hours of community work service and placed on probation for one year.

Teeing Off: The Floyd getting in the way of the HawksThe Joe Floyd/Ravn Alaska Winter Classic Basketball Tournament is a mouth full to say, and write. I’ll simply shorten it to The Floyd. The Floyd has been a holiday tradition in Kodiak since 1972, making it the longest-running high school hoops tournament in the state. This marks my ninth time covering the Emerald Island’s biggest sporting event. I was overwhelmed at first. Try putting together a 16-page program as...

Draft rules get an FThe residents of Kodiak are currently standing at a fork in the road: an important moment in the history of the community. Which path we take will determine whether we will continue to enjoy the lifestyle and freedom we have as Alaskans and Kodiak residents. The kind of life that people in places such as New York and Los Angeles don’t know about. I recently applied for the City of Kodiak seat on the Kodiak Island ...

West Valley buries Kodiak, 55-30After the first half, Kodiak coach David Anderson felt he had West Valley right where he wanted them: Wolfpack 19, Bears 15. Then the second half started. West Valley of Fairbanks buried four 3-pointers in the first four minutes and cruised to a comfortable 55-30 boys basketball victory in the opening game of the 48th Joe Floyd/Ravn Alaska Winter Classic Basketball Tournament Thursday evening at Kodiak High. “We p...

Floyd teams stuck in AnchorageKodiak boys basketball coach David Anderson was prepared to open the Joe Floyd/Ravn Alaska Winter Classic Basketball Tournament against Mt. Edgecumbe. That didn’t happen. He was told earlier in the day that his team was going to play West Valley, a squad that placed fifth at last year’s 4A state tournament. The switcheroo was because West Valley was the only visiting team to arrive for the first day of The Floyd. ...

Joe Floyd schedule changeThe first two games of today's Joe Floyd/Ravn Alaska Winter Classic Basketball Tournament have been cancelled because of travel delays, according to Kodiak High School. The Kodiak boys will open the tournament at 6:30 p.m. today against West Valley. The girls are tentatively scheduled to play at 8:30 p.m. against Lathrop. Both Kodiak teams were supposed to play Mt. Edgecumbe, but because of inclement weather the B...